[PATCH v6 10/10] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread
From: Ian Rogers
Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 03:26:54 EST
If a thread isn't given to map_symbol__get_arch try harder to determine
the arch for disassembly. Do this by using fallback paths such as
reading the e_machine from a map's dso. At the same time, ensure some
other uses of map_symbol thread don't assume it is non-NULL to avoid
segfaults, and handle Capstone disassembly gracefully. Since
map_symbol__get_arch supports both map_symbol and thread fallbacks,
completely remove the now redundant and fragile thread__get_arch()
function and migrate all remaining callers.
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c | 2 +-
tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c | 18 ++++++------
tools/perf/util/annotate.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------
tools/perf/util/annotate.h | 3 +-
tools/perf/util/capstone.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++------
5 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index d25761a8d25e..e47a46775089 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ int __hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, struct map_symbol *ms,
ui__warning("Annotation has no source code.");
}
} else {
- err = thread__get_arch(ms->thread, &browser.arch);
+ err = map_symbol__get_arch(ms, &browser.arch);
if (err) {
annotate_browser__symbol_annotate_error(&browser, err);
return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 570d1c07ca23..7df408bde7a5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2580,7 +2580,7 @@ add_annotate_type_opt(struct popup_action *act, char **optstr,
static int
do_zoom_thread(struct hist_browser *browser, struct popup_action *act)
{
- struct thread *thread = act->thread;
+ struct thread *thread = act->ms.thread;
if ((!hists__has(browser->hists, thread) &&
!hists__has(browser->hists, comm)) || thread == NULL)
@@ -2742,8 +2742,8 @@ do_run_script(struct hist_browser *browser,
int n = 0;
len = 100;
- if (act->thread)
- len += strlen(thread__comm_str(act->thread));
+ if (act->ms.thread)
+ len += strlen(thread__comm_str(act->ms.thread));
else if (act->ms.sym)
len += strlen(act->ms.sym->name);
script_opt = malloc(len);
@@ -2751,9 +2751,9 @@ do_run_script(struct hist_browser *browser,
return -1;
script_opt[0] = 0;
- if (act->thread) {
+ if (act->ms.thread) {
n = scnprintf(script_opt, len, " -c %s ",
- thread__comm_str(act->thread));
+ thread__comm_str(act->ms.thread));
} else if (act->ms.sym) {
n = scnprintf(script_opt, len, " -S %s ",
act->ms.sym->name);
@@ -3021,7 +3021,7 @@ static int evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events, const char *h
struct branch_info *bi = NULL;
#define MAX_OPTIONS 32
char *options[MAX_OPTIONS];
- struct popup_action actions[MAX_OPTIONS];
+ struct popup_action actions[MAX_OPTIONS], hotkey_act;
int nr_options = 0;
int key = -1;
char buf[128];
@@ -3347,8 +3347,10 @@ static int evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events, const char *h
*/
do_zoom_dso(browser, actions);
} else if (top == &browser->hists->thread_filter) {
- actions->thread = thread;
- do_zoom_thread(browser, actions);
+ memset(&hotkey_act, 0, sizeof(hotkey_act));
+ hotkey_act.ms.thread = thread__get(thread);
+ do_zoom_thread(browser, &hotkey_act);
+ map_symbol__exit(&hotkey_act.ms);
} else if (top == &browser->hists->socket_filter) {
do_zoom_socket(browser, actions);
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 53b2a224b21d..af4e8afcf82b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -982,24 +982,40 @@ void symbol__calc_percent(struct symbol *sym, struct evsel *evsel)
annotation__calc_percent(notes, evsel, symbol__size(sym));
}
-int thread__get_arch(struct thread *thread, const struct arch **parch)
+
+
+int map_symbol__get_arch(struct map_symbol *ms, const struct arch **parch)
{
const struct arch *arch;
- struct machine *machine;
- uint32_t e_flags;
- uint16_t e_machine;
+ struct machine *machine = NULL;
+ struct map *map = ms->map;
+ struct dso *dso = map ? map__dso(map) : NULL;
+ uint32_t e_flags = 0;
+ uint16_t e_machine = EM_NONE;
- if (!thread) {
- *parch = NULL;
- return -1;
+ const char *cpuid = NULL;
+
+ if (ms->thread) {
+ machine = maps__machine(thread__maps(ms->thread));
+ e_machine = thread__e_machine(ms->thread, machine, &e_flags);
+ if (machine && machine->env)
+ cpuid = machine->env->cpuid;
+ } else if (dso) {
+ struct maps *kmaps = map ? map__kmaps(map) : NULL;
+ struct machine *kmap_machine = kmaps ? maps__machine(kmaps) : NULL;
+
+ e_machine = dso__e_machine(dso, kmap_machine, &e_flags);
+ if (kmap_machine && kmap_machine->env)
+ cpuid = kmap_machine->env->cpuid;
}
- machine = maps__machine(thread__maps(thread));
- e_machine = thread__e_machine(thread, machine, &e_flags);
- arch = arch__find(e_machine, e_flags, machine->env ? machine->env->cpuid : NULL);
+ if (e_machine == EM_NONE)
+ e_machine = thread__e_machine(NULL, NULL, &e_flags);
+
+ arch = arch__find(e_machine, e_flags, cpuid);
if (arch == NULL) {
pr_err("%s: unsupported arch %d\n", __func__, e_machine);
- return errno;
+ return errno ? errno : -ENOTSUP;
}
if (parch)
*parch = arch;
@@ -1018,7 +1034,7 @@ int symbol__annotate(struct map_symbol *ms, struct evsel *evsel,
const struct arch *arch = NULL;
int err, nr;
- err = thread__get_arch(ms->thread, &arch);
+ err = map_symbol__get_arch(ms, &arch);
if (err)
return err;
@@ -1251,6 +1267,11 @@ int hist_entry__annotate_printf(struct hist_entry *he, struct evsel *evsel)
evsel_name = buf;
}
+ if (map_symbol__get_arch(ms, &apd.arch)) {
+ free(filename);
+ return -ENOTSUP;
+ }
+
graph_dotted_len = printf(" %-*.*s| Source code & Disassembly of %s for %s (%" PRIu64 " samples, "
"percent: %s)\n",
width, width, symbol_conf.show_total_period ? "Period" :
@@ -1266,7 +1287,6 @@ int hist_entry__annotate_printf(struct hist_entry *he, struct evsel *evsel)
apd.addr_fmt_width = annotated_source__addr_fmt_width(¬es->src->source,
notes->src->start);
- thread__get_arch(ms->thread, &apd.arch);
apd.dbg = dso__debuginfo(dso);
list_for_each_entry(pos, ¬es->src->source, node) {
@@ -1371,7 +1391,7 @@ static int symbol__annotate_fprintf2(struct symbol *sym, FILE *fp,
struct annotation_line *al;
if (annotate_opts.code_with_type) {
- thread__get_arch(apd->he->ms.thread, &apd->arch);
+ map_symbol__get_arch(&apd->he->ms, &apd->arch);
apd->dbg = dso__debuginfo(map__dso(apd->he->ms.map));
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index 1aa6df7d1618..fa08d09b80f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -584,5 +584,6 @@ int annotation_br_cntr_entry(char **str, int br_cntr_nr, u64 *br_cntr,
int num_aggr, struct evsel *evsel);
int annotation_br_cntr_abbr_list(char **str, struct evsel *evsel, bool header);
-int thread__get_arch(struct thread *thread, const struct arch **parch);
+
+int map_symbol__get_arch(struct map_symbol *ms, const struct arch **parch);
#endif /* __PERF_ANNOTATE_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/capstone.c b/tools/perf/util/capstone.c
index 9bba78ee0c5a..758ce837b373 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/capstone.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/capstone.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
char disasm_buf[512];
struct disasm_line *dl;
bool disassembler_style = false;
- uint16_t e_machine;
+ uint16_t e_machine = EM_NONE;
bool is_big_endian = false;
if (args->options->objdump_path)
@@ -416,9 +416,22 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
!strcmp(args->options->disassembler_style, "att"))
disassembler_style = true;
- e_machine = thread__e_machine_endian(args->ms->thread,
- /*machine=*/NULL,
- /*e_flags=*/NULL, &is_big_endian);
+ if (args->ms->thread) {
+ e_machine = thread__e_machine_endian(args->ms->thread,
+ /*machine=*/NULL,
+ /*e_flags=*/NULL, &is_big_endian);
+ } else if (dso) {
+ struct maps *kmaps = map ? map__kmaps(map) : NULL;
+ struct machine *kmap_machine = kmaps ? maps__machine(kmaps) : NULL;
+
+ e_machine = dso__e_machine_endian(dso, kmap_machine, /*e_flags=*/NULL,
+ &is_big_endian);
+ }
+ if (!e_machine || e_machine == EM_NONE) {
+ e_machine = thread__e_machine_endian(NULL,
+ /*machine=*/NULL,
+ /*e_flags=*/NULL, &is_big_endian);
+ }
if (capstone_init(e_machine, &handle, is_64bit, is_big_endian, disassembler_style) < 0)
goto err;
@@ -511,7 +524,7 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone_powerpc(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
struct disasm_line *dl;
u32 *line;
bool disassembler_style = false;
- uint16_t e_machine;
+ uint16_t e_machine = EM_NONE;
bool is_big_endian = false;
if (args->options->objdump_path)
@@ -531,9 +544,22 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone_powerpc(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
!strcmp(args->options->disassembler_style, "att"))
disassembler_style = true;
- e_machine = thread__e_machine_endian(args->ms->thread,
- /*machine=*/NULL,
- /*e_flags=*/NULL, &is_big_endian);
+ if (args->ms->thread) {
+ e_machine = thread__e_machine_endian(args->ms->thread,
+ /*machine=*/NULL,
+ /*e_flags=*/NULL, &is_big_endian);
+ } else if (dso) {
+ struct maps *kmaps = map ? map__kmaps(map) : NULL;
+ struct machine *kmap_machine = kmaps ? maps__machine(kmaps) : NULL;
+
+ e_machine = dso__e_machine_endian(dso, kmap_machine, /*e_flags=*/NULL,
+ &is_big_endian);
+ }
+ if (!e_machine || e_machine == EM_NONE) {
+ e_machine = thread__e_machine_endian(NULL,
+ /*machine=*/NULL,
+ /*e_flags=*/NULL, &is_big_endian);
+ }
if (capstone_init(e_machine, &handle, is_64bit, is_big_endian, disassembler_style) < 0)
goto err;
--
2.55.0.141.g00534a21ce-goog